Brenden Matthews

Brenden Matthews is a software engineer, entrepreneur, and prolific open source contributor. He has used Rust since the early days of the language and has contributed to several Rust tools and open source projects in addition to using Rust professionally. He’s the author of Conky, a popular system monitor, and a member of the Apache Software Foundation with more than 25 years of industry experience. Brenden is also a YouTube contributor and instructor, as well as a writer of many articles on Rust and other programming languages. He has given talks at a number of technology conferences, including Qcon, LinuxCon, ContainerCon, MesosCon, and All Things Open, as well as at Rust meetups. He has been a GitHub contributor for more than 13 years, with multiple published Rust crates. He has contributed to several open source Rust projects and built production-grade Rust applications professionally.

books by Brenden Matthews

Idiomatic Rust
  • August 2024
  • ISBN 9781633437463
  • 256 pages
Included with a Manning Online subscription
  • printed in black & white

Idiomatic Rust introduces the coding and design patterns you’ll need to take advantage of Rust’s unique language design. This book’s clear explanations and reusable code examples help you explore metaprogramming, build your own libraries, create fluent interfaces, and more. Along the way, you’ll learn how to write efficient, idiomatic Rust code that’s easy to maintain and evolve as you learn how the language works under the hood.

Code Like a Pro in Rust
  • February 2024
  • ISBN 9781617299643
  • 264 pages
Included with a Manning Online subscription
  • printed in black & white
  • Available translations: Korean, Russian, Simplified Chinese

Code Like a Pro in Rust will make you a more productive Rust programmer. This example-rich book builds on your existing know-how by introducing Rust-specific design patterns, coding shortcuts, and veteran skills like asynchronous programming and integrating Rust with other languages. You’ll also meet amazing Rust tools for testing, code analysis, and application lifecycle management. It’s all the good stuff in one place!